The Charlotte Checkers have signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a professional try-out, it was announced Monday.

Former Oiler Jesse Puljujarvi has just signed a professional tryout contract with the Florida Panthers AHL team, according to new reports. Earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jesse Puljujarvi agreed to mutual contract termination after he had been benched and sent to the AHL consistently.

It appears the end of Jesse Puljujarvi’s contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t yet mark the end of his stay in North America, as the former fourth-overall draft pick has signed a professional try-out contract with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers per the AHL Transactions Log.

Former Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi has signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). That team announced the signing Monday evening.

Jesse Puljujarvi's contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins was terminated this weekend, and he now finds himself with a Stanley Cup contender.

The former Pittsburgh Penguins forward, who cleared waivers on Sunday, has signed a PTO (professional tryout) with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL.

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ experiment with Jesse Puljujarvi is coming to a conclusion. On Saturday, the team placed the right-handed forward on unconditional waivers for the purposes of mutally terminating his contract.